Project Grant SINLEC09GR0060

This federal Project Grant award from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program provides $11,000,000 to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to implement a 12-month Engineering Track Foremen Inspectors Workforce Development Apprenticeship Training Program. The program will train 25 employees in an initial pilot class and an additional 35 employees to become Engineering Track Foremen, who will...

The federal Project Grant award, funded by the Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program (CFDA 20.325), aims to increase the capabilities of the International Association of Sheet Metal Air Rail and Transportation (SMART) TD. The $1,152,454 award, with a period of performance from May 1, 2024 to April 30, 2026, will support the following key activities: 1) developing training modules and...

This cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program, under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), provides $9,790,000.13 to the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center at Texas State University to deliver active shooter and integrated emergency response training nationwide. Specifically, ALERRT will conduct 235 hands-on training classes and support an...

This Project Grant award, totaling $150,000.00, is provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration under the Railroad Safety Federal Grant Program (CFDA 20.301). The grant funds will be used by the American Chemistry Council, Inc., through its Chemtrec LLC Division, to deliver training for emergency responders, emergency medical technicians, police, and fire personnel on topics such as tank car nomenclature, railroad operations, and other matters related to...

The federal Project Grant award totaling $3,770,000.00 was provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the State and Local Homeland Security National Training Program (CFDA 97.005). The award was granted to Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (DBA MXV Rail), a subsidiary of the non-profit Associates of American Railroads, to develop and deliver specialized training programs for state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector emergency responders. The training...

The federal Project Grant award, funded by the Federal Railroad Administration under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program (CFDA 20.325), will develop and demonstrate an artificial intelligence-based method to detect and assess trespassing incidents at five grade crossing areas. The project, awarded to Rutgers, The State University in the amount of $1,001,053.00 on February 1, 2024, will be conducted in partnership with rail industry stakeholders...

This $521,215 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) under the Interagency Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning Grants program (CFDA 20.703) supports the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (Teex) in providing train-the-trainer programs for hazardous materials regulations training. The award will enable Teex to develop and deliver specialized instructor training courses,...

The Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration awarded a $983,473 project grant to the Short Line Safety Institute to support hazardous materials instructor training programs in Washington D.C. under the Interagency Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning Grants program (CFDA 20.703). The grant funding will be used to provide train-the-trainer programs for hazardous materials regulations training through September 2022. The training...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $10,469,448 Cooperative Agreement under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to Texas State University's Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center. The funding will be used to deliver a nationwide series of active shooter/attack training courses for law enforcement, fire, EMS, dispatchers, and community leaders. The training...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded Transportation Technology Center, Inc., doing business as MXV Rail, a $10 million Project Grant on September 12, 2022 through the State and Local Homeland Security National Training Program. The State and Local Homeland Security National Training Program, administered under the Department of Homeland Security's National Domestic Preparedness Consortium and designated by CFDA #97.005, provides funding for training state and local emergency...